Sarcastic tweet sparks outrage among Michigan residents
A dispute between Michigan users on the media platform X was sparked by a tweet claiming that northwest Michigan was the “worst place on the planet.”
The tweet, which has been viewed 6.5 million times, was posted to X on Wednesday by user “MilkManMSU.” The tweet includes an image of a map of Michigan with the northwestern area of the Lower Peninsula and parts of the Upper Peninsula circled in red. The accompanying caption reads, “Just your annual reminder that this is the worst place on earth. Never visit. Especially not in the summer.”
The cities in the red circled area include popular Michigan tourist destinations such as Mackinac Island, Traverse City, Holland, Cadillac and Alpena, some of which welcome millions of visitors each summer.
Some X users joined in on the joke, responding to the tweet with pictures of various sunny, serene-looking lakes and destinations in and around Michigan, adding sarcastic captions mocking the users who took the tweet seriously.
User Bobby Lobdell posted a beautiful picture of a sunset over a lake with the caption, “Horrible sunset last night!”, while user Veritas Libertas posted a cute German Shepherd on a sandy beach with the caption, “Absolutely unbearable.”
Two days later, MilkManMSU reposted the tweet on X and added the new caption: “There are a worrying number of people who think I’m serious.”
Commenters on the more recent tweet poked fun at those who took the joke seriously, with user “William Kiefer” responding, “Sarcasm has never translated well on the internet for non-sarcastics. Let’s just call it an inside joke and let the others moan and gnash their teeth,” while user “Karrie” joked, “Let them think what they want!!! This is a horrible place.”
MilkManMSU then responded to his repost a day later with a tweet that read: “Or was I…”
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